A Literature Review on the Livelihoods of the Thai Ethnic Group Resettled by Hydroelectric Projects in Vietnam

Abstract

Hydroelectric plant projects have greatly contributed to providing energy for the cause of industrialization and modernization of the country and socio-economic development in Vietnam. However, there are inadequacies in the process of migration and resettlement that affect sustainable development. Livelihood instability has created several social consequences, such as spontaneous migration, destruction of environmental resources and especially poverty. These inadequacies are identified through published studies on the livelihoods of the Thai people resettled by the construction of hydroelectric power plants.